Burcon NutraScience Corporation announced that effective January 15, 2019, Dr. Allan Yap has decided to step down from his positions as Chairman, director and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation for personal reasons. The board of directors of Burcon announced that Dr. Lorne Tyrrell has been appointed as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Johann Tergesen has been appointed as the corporation's Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Tyrrell first joined Burcon's board of directors in December 2009 and was appointed Lead Director in February 2016 and chaired Board meetings in Dr. Yap's absence.

As Lead Director, Dr. Tyrrell also acted as liaison between the Board and management of Burcon. Mr. Tergesen has served as Burcon's president and chief operating officer since September 2000, having held additional senior management roles with the Company since its inception as a capital pool company in 1998. He also served as a member of Burcon's board of directors for nearly fourteen years from November 1998 to September 2012.